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I. LESTER.

GATE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 20, 1908.

Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

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APPLIOATION FILED FEB. 20, 190B.

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IRWIN LESTER, OF TUSOOLA, ILLINOIS.

GATE

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

Application filed February 20, 1908. Serial No. 416,888.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IRWIN LESTER, citizen of the United States, residing at Tuscola, in the county of Douglas and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates, of which the following is a specification.

This invention contemplates certain new and useful improvements in farm gates and the object of the invention is an improved apparatus by means of which the opening or closing of the gate may be conveniently effected from each approach without the necessity of a person who is riding horse back or driving a veh cle, dismounting for this urpose.

With this and other objects in view that will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions and arrangements of the parts that I shall hereinafter fully describe and claim.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof, reference is to he had to the following description and the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my im proved gate; Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof partly broken away; Fig. 3 is a view showing the gate in full lines in open position and in dotted lines in an intermediate position; Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a portion of the gate showing the lever in dotted lines in rocked position; and, Fig. 5 is a vertical section on the line 55 of Fig. 2.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawing by the same reference characters.

Referring to the drawing, the letter A designates a gate of any desired design to which my invention is applied and which is adapted to close an opening in an inclosure, such as a fence, between a latch post B and a hinge post C, said gate being hinged at one end to the latter post and being arranged to swing open in one direction only.

A lever support 1 is attached to that side of the gate A which is the advancing side when the gate opens, and embodies an attaching member 2 which is rigidly secured in a horizontal position to the gate and to the upper rail thereof, or formed integral with the latter, and the rear end of which is dis posed to the hinged end of the gate preferably at an angle of 45 to the plane of the same. A standard 3 is secured to or formed integral with the rear end of the attaching member and extends upwardly therefrom, the upper end of this standard being bent at a right angle to form an arm 4, and is substantially parallel to the said angularly disposed end of the attaching member.

A lever 5 is fulcrumed intermediate of its ends on the standard 3 and its upper end is slidingly connected by any suitable means to the arm 4, said end being mounted, in the present instance, in a U-shaped keeper 6, the ends of which are fastened in any desired way to the arm 4:. this lever 5, the upper end thereof rests against the far end of the keeper. The lower end of the lever 5 is connected by a wire or rope, or other suitable connection 7 to one arm 8* of a Ushaped latch 8 which is pivotally secured intermediate of its ends to the swinging end of the gate. The other arm 8 of the latch is adapted to engage with the latch post B to hold the gate closed, and is also adapted to engage with a second latch post D provided at one side of the roadway so as to hold the gate open, a tension spring 9 being secured to the gate and the arm 8 and exerting its force to rock the latch bar and hold the arm 8' in such engagement. The lever 5 is arranged upon its initial movement to pull upon the connection 7 and disengage the latch-bar from the post B or the post D to permit the movement of the gate, said lever being also arranged, to release its tension upon the connection 7 before the gate completes its movement and thus allow the latch bar to engage with the latch post D or B to hold the gate open or shut.

Two diverging arms 10 and 11 are secured to the hinge post C and extend upwardly and outwardly on opposite sides of the fence, said arms being each provided at their respective upper ends with two pulleys 12 and 12 and 13 and 13 Posts 14 and 15 are provided on opposite sides of the gate and are located some distance therefrom to permit the gate to be operated conveniently from each approach, said posts being provided with brackets 16 and 17 which carry respectively two pulleys 18 and 18 and 19 and 19 A rope 20 is fastened at one end to the upper end of the lever 5 and passes to the left around the pulley 12 and then around the pulley 18 with its other end depending from the bracket 16 within convenient reach to be grasped when it is desired to open the gate In the normal position of 1 from the left-hand approach. A rope 21 is fastened to the upper end of the lever 5 and passes to the right and around the pulley 13 and then extends to the left around the pulley 18 with its end endent so that it may be pulled to effect tie closing of the gate from the left-hand approach. Arope 22 is fastened to the upper end of the lever 5 and passes to the left and around the pulley 12 and then extends to the right around the pulley 19 with its end pendent so that it may be pulled to eiiect the opening of the gate from the right-hand approach. A rope 23' is attached to the upper end of the lever 5 and passes to the right around the pulley 13 and thence around the pulley 19 with its end pendent so that it may be pulled to close the gate from the righthand approach.

In the practical operation of my invention, a pull upon the rope 20 or the rope 22, initially draws the upper end of the lever 5 against the near end of the keeper, which rocks said lever and causes the same to pull upon the connection 7 and disengage the latch bar from the latch post B. A continued pull upon the rope swings the gate, but before the latter reaches an open position, the lever 5 is obviously drawn against the far end of the keeper and thus releases the latch bar and permits it to engage with the latch post D. The operation of the lever 5 and its support 1, upon the pulling of the ropes 21 or 23 to close the gate, is the same as above. described.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is: V

The combination with a hinged gate, of a lever su port embodying an attaching member rigid y secured to the gate, a standard secured to the attaching member and formed at its upper end with'an arm disposed at an oblique angle to the plane of the gate, a U- shaped keeper secured to the arm, a lever fulcrumed at an intermediate point on the standard, so as to swing in a vertical plane oblique to the plane of the gate, the upper end of said lever being mounted in the keeper so as to limit the independent movement of the lever relative to the support, a spring actuated latch, a connection between the lower end of the lever and said latch adapted to retract the latter upon the relative independent movement of the former, and means for eX- erting a continued pull upon the lever in a direction to rock it upon its support and swing the latter.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

IRWIN LESTER. [n s.] Witnesses: V

WILDA SMITH,

CHAs. G; EOKHART. 

